Mr TUCKEY(12.40 p.m.) —I wish to speak briefly to the report of the Standing Committee on Procedure. As the person who put up the submission which has basically been recommended by the Procedure Committee, I will say one or two things. My proposal was perceived as the short-term solution to the problem we all recognise in that excessive time is presently taken to conduct divisions. In my view, divisions must be conducted in the chamber and during the period a bill is being dealt with. I do not support the concept of five or six divisions taking place in a given period; I think it takes part of the atmosphere away from it. It is bad enough now when one finds oneself here saying, `What am I voting on?' That situation could get worse.

The reality is that this proposal should not be perceived as the alternative to electronic voting. I think electronic voting should stay on the agenda. Mr Speaker, you will have to struggle with the budget that will fund it, but I gather from the previous speaker, the honourable member for Cunningham (Mr Martin), that there may be means within the budget to achieve that over time. But please do not take our remaining newspaper from us to do it. The reality is that no doubt over time we could address the more serious issue of—

Mr SPEAKER —Order! The time allotted for statements on this report has expired. Does the member wish to move a motion in connection with the report to enable it to be debated on a future occasion?